Greedy temporary doctors trying to ‘really hurt’ NHS with threat to walk out as they demand 50 per cent pay rise

Agency medics are demanding up to 50 per cent more pay to compensate for tax changes

By Nick McDermott, Health Editor

6th April 2017, 2:01 am

Updated: 6th April 2017, 8:08 am

GREEDY temp doctors are aiming to “really hurt” hospitals by threatening to walk out over pay, a NHS boss warns.

Agency medics want up to 50 per cent extra to compensate for new rules that force trusts to deduct their tax and national insurance. Jim Mackey, chief executive of NHS Improvement, told the Health Service

Journal: “There was a very organised campaign to say, ‘Let’s make this really hurt and threaten very hard’.

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Some hospitals have plans in place for staff shortages as temp doctors threaten to walk out over rule changes

It is intended to stop them being paid through personal service companies with lower tax liabilities.

Medics claim they will lose out by up to 30 per cent.

Several have now demanded extra cash to cover their losses – or will walk out, leaving wards short-staffed.

Mr Mackey said NHS trusts are “trying to not blink”.

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Jim Mackey has said that temp doctors are trying to hurt hospitals by threatening to walk out over pay

Speaking to the Health Service Journal, he said: “I think most of the noise is planted by the people who are personally going to financially benefit by us saying we’re not going to do it.

“There was an example over the weekend where there was a very organised campaign amongst the doctors to say let’s make this really hurt and threaten very hard.

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